From DSC:
What if the objects you touched you just wanted to know more about…? This could tie into educationally-related applications at that point!
On 08/21/2013,
in 21st century, creativity, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital video, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, higher education, immersion, innovation, interactivity, K-12 related, mobile learning, mobile technologies, more voice more choice more control, multimedia, new media literacies, participation, story, storytelling, transmedia, writing,
by Daniel Christian
— from Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development (“WDI R&D”)
From DSC:
Though it looks like the latest round appears to be done, what caught my eye here were the following items:
Blending the physical w/ the virtual and the platform:
- The experience must take place simultaneously in a physical space and one of the following:
- Interactive Website
- Mobile (smartphone, tablet device, etc.)
- Another physical location
- Other media formats and platforms are encouraged as well. Use your imagination!
Immersion
Digital storytelling
Creativity
New media literacies
Interactivity
Participation
Imagination
Questions:
- How might these concepts be used in modern K-12 courses? In higher education?
- How could our “textbooks” incorporate these concepts?
- Which disciplines should be involved in these cross-disciplinary endeavors?
On 08/02/2013,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), immersion, innovation, interactivity, internet, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, media/film, multimedia, online learning, online media, participation, personalized/customized learning, second screen apps, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, storytelling, technologies for your home, transmedia, trends, vision/possibilities,
by Daniel Christian
FlixMaster changes model; becomes Rapt — from bcbr.com by Joshua Lindenstein
Excerpts:
BOULDER – Highlighting a shift toward a new model for its interactive online video platform, Boulder-based FlixMaster Inc. this week announced that it is changing its name to Rapt Media Inc.
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“When we founded FlixMaster, we set out to create the best toolset for video creators wanting to build interactive videos, and we succeeded in doing that that,” Rapt co-founder and chief executive Erika Trautman said in an email. “But as we partnered with really sophisticated companies (like HBO and Maybelline), we realized that our platform and the opportunity it posed was bigger than just interactive video. It was about improving online communication and storytelling through interactivity of all kinds, with video as the central component. Our company had already transitioned to this bigger vision, and we wanted a name that could reflect that vision.
Additional thought from DSC:
This item relates to the convergence of the television, the computer, and the telephone that I’m pulse-checking. I’m hopeful that such a convergence will provide students in the future with 24×7, highly-engaging, interactive, customized/personalized content:
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More choice. More control.
On 07/17/2013,
in corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, digital video, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), immersion, innovation, interaction design, interactivity, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, media/film, more voice more choice more control, multimedia, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, online learning, online media, participation,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
The way we interact with digital video may never be the same again. Consider the following developments/items:
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How TouchCast plans to disrupt TV watching
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TouchCast: a television studio in your iPad — from agbeat.com by Jennifer Walpole .
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Interactive video startup Interlude raises $16m from Intel, Sequoia and other big names — from thenextweb.com by Robin Wauters
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- What is MTEVIDEO?
The Motion Touch Enabled Video platform allows you touch on the things that interest you as they move within video, adding them to your personal boutique so you can learn, shop, and share from any MTEVIDEO whenever you want.
With Cinematique’s ‘touch-enabled’, shoppable videos, product placement might not be so bad — from techcrunch.com by Anthony Ha
From DSC:
I sure hope that we can use these sorts of tools, concepts, and technologies within the educational/training-related realms! More choice. More control. Participation. Interactivity. Engagement.
On 07/03/2013,
in A/V -- audio/visual, communications, creativity, digital storytelling, digital video, immersion,
by Daniel Christian
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Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
A question appeared last year, when I tried to learn how to do video mapping. What if everything around us become screens? How would a living space look like with this technique of projection?
During one month of realisation, here is what I created as a fragment of my imagination, to answer these questions.
On 04/25/2013,
in career development, communications, computer science, creativity, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital video, e-books, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, entrepreneurship, experimentation, human-computer interaction (HCI), immersion, informal learning, innovation, interactivity, internet, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning preferences, media/film, multimedia, new business models, new media literacies, online media, participation, platforms, play, programming, social media, story, storytelling, strategy, streams of content, transmedia, trends, user experience (UX), Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning,
by Daniel Christian
Notes from DSC:
- Some of the material in this presentation or the website may not be appropriate for a younger audience.
- Notice how many potential jobs/roles/positions/skillsets can be explored here!
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From DSC:
The word Bible is here not quite I think of as the Bible…but you’ll get the point if you review Gianluca’s presentation.
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Questions from DSC:
- What opportunities might be presented by this type of trend within the worlds of education/training? (i.e. within K-12, higher ed, the corporate world)
- What sorts of streams of contents could be created for educational/training-related purposes?
- What sorts of open doors are now present within the world of communications? For a church, a school, a college, a business?
- How can we incorporate the use of story more effectively in our teaching and learning environments? (If we could do this, we could greatly increase our students’ ROI.)
On 03/28/2013,
in emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, immersion, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, motivation,
by Daniel Christian
MOOCluhan: Using McLuhan to understand MOOCs — from computinged.wordpress.com by Mark Guzdial
Excerpt:
“Anyone who tries to make a distinction between education and entertainment doesn’t know the first thing about either.” — Marshall McLuhan
When I first heard this famous quote from McLuhan, I was insulted. Surely, McLuhan must not appreciate high-quality education, that he considers it no better than mass-market education! Now, I have a better appreciation for what that quote is saying, and I realize that what he’s saying is deep and important, and relates to what MOOCs are missing.
On 03/25/2013,
in 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, Australia, creativity, digital audio, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, immersion, innovation,
by Daniel Christian
On 01/21/2013,
in A/V -- audio/visual, Adobe, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, immersion, innovation, K-12 related, learning spaces, multimedia, new media literacies, participation, smart classrooms,
by Daniel Christian
Specialty classroom technologies — from centerdigitaled.com
- Kristy Chapman | Special Education Director | Union County | Board of Education, GA
- Kyle Li | Full-time Game & Learning Instructor | School of Art, Media, and Technology | Parsons, The Newschool for Design, NY
- Moses A. Ojeda | Principal (I.A.) | Thomas A. Edison Career & Technical Education High School, NY
- Denise Spence | Magnet Lead Technology Teacher | Academy for Technology Excellence | Academy for Digital Excellence | Academy for Game Design and Programming Excellence | Dunbar High School, FL
Session was moderated by Tom Ryan, Ph.D. | Sr. Fellow, Center for Digital Education | Former CIO, Albuquerque Public Schools
Resources
- View the recorded session
- View the final presentation (no audio)
- Visit www.centerdigitaled.com/events for more event information.
Example slides:
On 11/27/2012,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, content development, aggregation, repositories, convergence, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, distance education, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, flipping -- inverted learning, future, game-changing environment, global / globalization, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), immersion, informal learning, innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, interactivity, internet, K-12 related, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning spaces, lifelong learning, machine-to-machine communications, media/film, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, mobile technologies, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, multi-touch, multimedia, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new business models, new media literacies, online learning, online media, online tutoring, participation, personalized/customized learning, second screen apps, smart classrooms, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, social media, streams of content, technologies for your home, telepresence, television, training / L&D, transmedia, trends, ubiquitous learning, user experience (UX), videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, vision/possibilities, web-based collaboration, webinars, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
An à la carte Apple TV concept integrates Siri, FaceTime, and cable/satellite providers (Gallery) — from 9to5mac.com by Jordan Kahn
Example “screenshots” from this concept:
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Also see:
- This is the dream Apple TV concept — from cultofmac.com by Alex Heath
- Quick Review: New Apple TV’s (3rd gen) Pros and Cons — from blogote.com
- Check out what Apple TV might look like — from businessinsider.com by Dylan Love
- Study reveals that Connected TVs are ready for prime time — from mediatel.co.uk by Jeff Siegel
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From DSC:
This relates to what I’m calling “Learning from the Living [Class] Room”
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![The Living [Class] Room -- by Daniel Christian -- July 2012 -- a second device used in conjunction with a Smart/Connected TV](http://danielschristian.com/learning-ecosystems/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/The-Living-Class-Room-Daniel-S-Christian-July-2012.jpg "The-Living-Class-Room-Daniel-S-Christian---July-2012")
On 10/04/2012,
in Apple, Bring your own device (BYOD), change, changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, convergence, corporate universities / corporate training, cost of getting a degree, Daniel S. Christian, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, future of higher education, game-changing environment, immersion, innovation, interactivity, learner profiles, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning spaces, lifelong learning, machine-to-machine communications, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, mobile technologies, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, more voice more choice more control, multimedia, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new media literacies, online learning, online media, online tutoring, personalized/customized learning, second screen apps, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, streams of content, student-related, tablets, technologies for your home, telepresence, television, transmedia, trends, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, web-based collaboration, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Apple TV and the transformation of web apps into tablet and TV dual screen apps — from brightcove.com by Jeremy Allaire
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Excerpts:
Importantly, designers and developers need to shed the concept that “TVs” are for rendering video, and instead think about “TVs” as large monitors on which they can render applications, content and interactivity that is supported by a touch-based tablet application.
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The key concept here is that this pervasive adoption of TV monitors is the tip of the spear in creating a social computing surface in the real world.
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Specifically, Apple has provided the backbone for dual screen apps, enabling:
- Any iOS device (and OSX Mountain Lion-enabled PCs) to broadcast its screen onto a TV. Think of this as essentially a wireless HDMI output to a TV. If you haven’t played with AirPlay mirroring features in iOS and Apple TV, give it a spin, it’s a really exciting development.
- A set of APIs and an event model for enabling applications to become “dual screen aware” (e.g. to know when a device has a TV screen it can connect to, and to handle rendering information, data and content onto both the touch screen and the TV screen).
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[Jeremy listed several applications for these concepts: Buying a house, buying a car, doctor’s office, kids edutainment, the classroom, retail electronics store, consuming news, consuming video, sales reporting, board games.]
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Also see:
From DSC:
Graphically speaking — and approaching this from an educational/learning ecosystems standpoint — I call this, “Learning from the Living [Class] Room.
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Related item:
On 10/01/2012,
in 3D, emerging technologies, human-computer interaction (HCI), immersion, innovation, interactivity, multimedia, new media literacies, tablets, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning,
by Daniel Christian
Just look at the markets for their products:
- CAD/CAM/CAE
- Data Visualization
- Education, Training & Simulation
- Architecture, Engineering & the Geospatial Markets
- Medicine & Science
- Digital Arts & VFX
- Gaming & Entertainment
Also see:
- This holographic tablet makes your desktop 3D — from mashable.com by Lauren Hockenson
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On 09/20/2012,
in 21st century, communications, convergence, creativity, immersion, innovation, media/film, multimedia, new media literacies, smart/connected TV, social media, story, storytelling, television, transmedia, trends,
by Daniel Christian
On 08/23/2012,
in A/V -- audio/visual, art, drama/theater, immersion, learning spaces,
by Daniel Christian
